
OPEN SPACE
Imminent development at the San Marcos Foothills Preserve has spurred efforts to raise $5.5 million, which proponents hope is enough to buy the 104-acre property from the developer.
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FIRST LOOK
Check out the interior and the menu for Salty at the Beach, a new harborside restaurant opening this week. (Photo by Matt Dayka.)
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BURNING QUESTIONS
“I’ve always wondered about the graffitied house on the bluff above Summerland Beach,” asks T. “Any insight? Pretty odd for it to be standing for all of these years.” It’s the subject of a long, ongoing legal battle.
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FOOD STUFF
••• Coast & Olive is temporarily closed due to a small fire.
••• Aperitivo wine bar is getting closer to opening.
••• First look at the Venus in Furs food menu.
••• An update on Better Burrito.
••• Oat Bakery’s “better, cleaner, crispier” cheese crackers.
••• Mysterious Jules Montecito promises caviar, cheese, and chocolate.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The county is now urging everyone to get tested for Covid-19.
••• The Los Padres National Forest closure has been extended (above).
••• Westerlay Orchids donation to Carp students.
••• Western Goleta fire station gets the go-ahead.
••• More on the school-board candidates.
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VOTE THEM OUT ! — Brenda B
i see that big red stiletto literally every saturday going and coming from moore park CA visiting my father who is at a rehabilitation center… — Brittany Martin
All I'm suggesting is that the sign say "no outlet for cars" or something like that. — Erik Torkells
Important to leave "no outlet" sign! That dead-end road leads to Butterfly Walkway where motorized ebikers and speeding racing bikes already threaten walkers, joggers and… — Thomas Sanchez
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Leave the sign "no outlet" as it is. Bikers and walkers will certainly figure it out . No need to promote more traffic in this… — Michael Smith
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The revamped concert shell - corner Castillo/Cabrillo — Megan
I read that the developers are putting an apartment building right behind Tri-County Produce. How cool would it be to have a grocery store in… — Keith
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